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Trans-Hudson tunnel reborn with Amtrak
U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) joined the President and CEO of Amtrak, Joseph Boardman, and Amtrak board member Anthony Coscia to announce that Amtrak is proposing to spend $50 million to begin preliminary engineering and design on a new two-track rail tunnel from New Jersey to New York City called [...]
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Englewood Cliffs Council rift over naming clerk
By Christina Rossi ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS – The Borough Council voted 4-2 along party lines on Tuesday, Feb. 1 to appoint a new Administrator/Borough Clerk. Filling the position has been a point of contention between the Republican majority and Democrats, including Mayor Joseph C. Parisi, Jr. Democrats Ilan Plawker and Melanie Simon abstained from the vote. [...]
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Christie a success, poll finds
New Jersey voters approve 52 – 40 percent of the job Governor Christie is doing and say 54 – 35 percent that his first year in office is a success, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, Feb. 9. This compares to a split 46 – 44 percent job approval in a December 21 [...]
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Weinberg open government bill package advances
A bill package sponsored by Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Dist. 37), which would modernize and strengthen New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings and Records Acts and increase public transparency and accountability was approved by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee on Monday, Jan. 31. “In President Obama’s State of the Union address last [...]
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Democrats short on funds, miss Corzine more than ever
By Darryl R. Isherwood Recent reports out of the Election Law Enforcement Commission show that over the past four years, Democratic fundraising totals have plummeted more than 50 percent, while the GOP has seen a remarkable uptick. A number of factors have contributed to the Democratic slide, including new pay to play rules, a surge [...]
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Garrett urges gop to demand spending cuts
By Nancy Morehouse Rep. Scott Garrett (R-Dist.5) is insisting that the Republican’s promise last year to cut $100 billion from spending not be neglected. Mr. Garrett, chairman of the Budget and Spending Task Force for the Republican Study Committee (RSC), released a letter on Jan. 24 to Speaker of the House John Boehner stating, “These [...]
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Obama wins on economy, Loses on Health care
American voters say 54 – 43 percent that the economy is beginning to recover and more voters give President Barack Obama credit for the upturn, but by 48 – 43 percent they want Congress to repeal his health care overhaul, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday, Jan. 18.. The country is in recession, [...]
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Response to Christie transit plan
Statement in response to Governor Christie’s Transportation Trust Fund plan Today Governor Christie released his plan to replenish the state’s Transportation Trust Fund, New Jersey’s main source of funding for road, bridge, transit, and freight projects. Replenishing the fund is vital to New Jersey’s environmental health and economic vitality. The specific details of the plan [...]
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NJ voters approve of Christie 53-36
As Chris Christie makes his first State of the State speech, a majority of New Jersey voters (53 percent) approve of the way he is handling his job as governor, while 36 percent disapprove, according to the most recent statewide poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind™. His current approval is marginally better than his 49 [...]
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